Question reference: S6W-13412
- Date lodged: 21 December 2022
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to increase vitamin D levels among people in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government fully supports Food Standards Scotland (FSS) winter campaign to raise awareness of vitamin D and to encourage people to take vitamin D supplements to maintain bone and muscle health.
The campaign will run until February 2023 and builds on the previous FSS social media campaigns and other work by FSS, Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland to raise awareness of vitamin D. A campaign toolkit is available and we continue to encourage stakeholders to share and promote the campaign messages.